February 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“I know ladies by the score
Whose hair foretells the storm;
Long before it begins to pour
Their curls take a drooping form.”
Weatherlore #FolkloreThursday
Whose hair foretells the storm;
Long before it begins to pour
Their curls take a drooping form.”
Weatherlore #FolkloreThursday
February 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“I know ladies by the score
Whose hair foretells the storm;
Long before it begins to pour
Their curls take a drooping form.”
Weatherlore #FolkloreThursday
Whose hair foretells the storm;
Long before it begins to pour
Their curls take a drooping form.”
Weatherlore #FolkloreThursday
Have the April showers in your area overstayed their welcome?? 🌧️ Almanac.com/WeatherProverbs #almanac #oldfarmersalmanac #folklore #Lore #weatherfolklore #weatherlore
May 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Have the April showers in your area overstayed their welcome?? 🌧️ Almanac.com/WeatherProverbs #almanac #oldfarmersalmanac #folklore #Lore #weatherfolklore #weatherlore
Be warned if you see swans wandering along a highway. A flood will follow.
#WeatherLore
#WeatherLore
June 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Be warned if you see swans wandering along a highway. A flood will follow.
#WeatherLore
#WeatherLore
We survived winter solstice & are yearning toward spring equinox: Groundhog Day emerged out of Celtic & other pragmatic "Time for Spring Cleaning Rites" and a tangle of Christian + Pennsylvania German/European weatherlore traditions using a groundhog instead of a shadow-phobic badger ... 2 Feb '25
February 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We survived winter solstice & are yearning toward spring equinox: Groundhog Day emerged out of Celtic & other pragmatic "Time for Spring Cleaning Rites" and a tangle of Christian + Pennsylvania German/European weatherlore traditions using a groundhog instead of a shadow-phobic badger ... 2 Feb '25
How has May been weather-wise where you live? 💦 Almanac.com/WeatherProverbs #almanac #weather #folklore #lore #weatherlore
June 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
How has May been weather-wise where you live? 💦 Almanac.com/WeatherProverbs #almanac #weather #folklore #lore #weatherlore
“Seagull, seagull, sit on the sand, it's never good weather when you’re on land.”
Generally, gulls are only on land if the sea state is rough so this folk rhyme is based on observation of bird behaviour.
#FolkloreThursday
#WeatherLore
Wood engraving George Tute
Generally, gulls are only on land if the sea state is rough so this folk rhyme is based on observation of bird behaviour.
#FolkloreThursday
#WeatherLore
Wood engraving George Tute
February 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“Seagull, seagull, sit on the sand, it's never good weather when you’re on land.”
Generally, gulls are only on land if the sea state is rough so this folk rhyme is based on observation of bird behaviour.
#FolkloreThursday
#WeatherLore
Wood engraving George Tute
Generally, gulls are only on land if the sea state is rough so this folk rhyme is based on observation of bird behaviour.
#FolkloreThursday
#WeatherLore
Wood engraving George Tute
There was a saying in the villages near Long Compton that if you could hear the bells from Long Compton church then it will rain
#FolkyFriday #WeatherLore
#FolkyFriday #WeatherLore
July 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
There was a saying in the villages near Long Compton that if you could hear the bells from Long Compton church then it will rain
#FolkyFriday #WeatherLore
#FolkyFriday #WeatherLore
Keep your eyes on the bees! 🐝🐝🐝 Almanac.com/WeatherProverbs #almanac #weatherlore #weatherfolklore #lore #folklore #bees
April 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Keep your eyes on the bees! 🐝🐝🐝 Almanac.com/WeatherProverbs #almanac #weatherlore #weatherfolklore #lore #folklore #bees
I remember remarking on my blog for The Everyday Lore Project in 2020 that it was foggy on 25 January which, according to the folklore, is said is a predictor of pestilence... #Weatherlore
Happy Accidentally Predicting a Worldwide Pandemic Day to all who celebrate.
January 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I remember remarking on my blog for The Everyday Lore Project in 2020 that it was foggy on 25 January which, according to the folklore, is said is a predictor of pestilence... #Weatherlore
A popular Irish custom, carried out to this day, is leaving a Child of Prague statue outdoors under a bush the night before a wedding to ensure good weather
If the statue's head breaks off it heightens the odds of sunny weather! 💫🔆
#FolkyFriday #weatherlore #folklore #speirgorm #tradition #Ireland
If the statue's head breaks off it heightens the odds of sunny weather! 💫🔆
#FolkyFriday #weatherlore #folklore #speirgorm #tradition #Ireland
July 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A popular Irish custom, carried out to this day, is leaving a Child of Prague statue outdoors under a bush the night before a wedding to ensure good weather
If the statue's head breaks off it heightens the odds of sunny weather! 💫🔆
#FolkyFriday #weatherlore #folklore #speirgorm #tradition #Ireland
If the statue's head breaks off it heightens the odds of sunny weather! 💫🔆
#FolkyFriday #weatherlore #folklore #speirgorm #tradition #Ireland
In Scotland, Beira is the Queen of Winter. With one eye, blue skin & copper-coloured teeth, she carries a hammer, which she uses to shape Scotland's hills & valleys.
Like her Irish counterpart, Cailleach, she fights to hold back the tide of Spring.
#FolkloreThursday #Weatherlore
Like her Irish counterpart, Cailleach, she fights to hold back the tide of Spring.
#FolkloreThursday #Weatherlore
February 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In Scotland, Beira is the Queen of Winter. With one eye, blue skin & copper-coloured teeth, she carries a hammer, which she uses to shape Scotland's hills & valleys.
Like her Irish counterpart, Cailleach, she fights to hold back the tide of Spring.
#FolkloreThursday #Weatherlore
Like her Irish counterpart, Cailleach, she fights to hold back the tide of Spring.
#FolkloreThursday #Weatherlore
🌬️ #FolkyFriday: Meet the Tempestarii, medieval storm witches who conjured tempests & sold storms to sky pirates! Mother Shipton, born in a thunderstorm, wove weather into her prophecies. #SwithinsDay! #Weatherlore #WeatherMagic 🧙
July 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🌬️ #FolkyFriday: Meet the Tempestarii, medieval storm witches who conjured tempests & sold storms to sky pirates! Mother Shipton, born in a thunderstorm, wove weather into her prophecies. #SwithinsDay! #Weatherlore #WeatherMagic 🧙
October 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
According to Irish folklore, the sign of dark, ominous clouds approaching a cemetery signal that a funeral will soon follow.
#FolkloreThursday #Weatherlore
#FolkloreThursday #Weatherlore
February 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
According to Irish folklore, the sign of dark, ominous clouds approaching a cemetery signal that a funeral will soon follow.
#FolkloreThursday #Weatherlore
#FolkloreThursday #Weatherlore
Some weather lore for a cloudy, drizzly Sunday:
If you can see the Milky Way it means the weather will be changeable
#folklore #weatherlore
If you can see the Milky Way it means the weather will be changeable
#folklore #weatherlore
February 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Some weather lore for a cloudy, drizzly Sunday:
If you can see the Milky Way it means the weather will be changeable
#folklore #weatherlore
If you can see the Milky Way it means the weather will be changeable
#folklore #weatherlore
Is the old adage true, or is it just an old wives’ tale? What do you think? 🤔 Almanac.com/WeatherProverbs #almanac #folklore #oldfarmersalmanac #lore #weatherlore #weatherfolklore #weather #forecast #proverbs #weatherproverbs #redskyatnight
June 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Is the old adage true, or is it just an old wives’ tale? What do you think? 🤔 Almanac.com/WeatherProverbs #almanac #folklore #oldfarmersalmanac #lore #weatherlore #weatherfolklore #weather #forecast #proverbs #weatherproverbs #redskyatnight
I saw this live and it is well worth watching: #folklore #weatherlore #woodlands #wetlands #bog #britishacademy
The panel that I chaired at the @britishacademy.bsky.social recently, examining the folklore of wetlands, woodland and weather is now available to watch on the British Academy YouTube channel here
youtu.be/ej60YO1_qrI?...
youtu.be/ej60YO1_qrI?...
Lore of the Land: stories of wetlands, woods and weather
YouTube video by The British Academy
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June 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I saw this live and it is well worth watching: #folklore #weatherlore #woodlands #wetlands #bog #britishacademy
Some divination folklore for predicting the upcoming winter: 828newsnow.com/news/228822-... #folklore #divination #folkloring #forecast #weatherlore
Reading nature’s signs for winter’s forecast - Asheville's 828 News NOW
Folklore links onion skins, woolly worms, squirrels, spiders, persimmon seeds to predictions of snow and cold
828newsnow.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Some divination folklore for predicting the upcoming winter: 828newsnow.com/news/228822-... #folklore #divination #folkloring #forecast #weatherlore
"The harvest will not ripen until after lightning."
- Cornish Weather Saying
📷 Henry Millar
#folklore #weatherlore #harvestlore #Cornwall
- Cornish Weather Saying
📷 Henry Millar
#folklore #weatherlore #harvestlore #Cornwall
August 30, 2024 at 8:35 AM
"The harvest will not ripen until after lightning."
- Cornish Weather Saying
📷 Henry Millar
#folklore #weatherlore #harvestlore #Cornwall
- Cornish Weather Saying
📷 Henry Millar
#folklore #weatherlore #harvestlore #Cornwall
🖤 #FolkyFriday: Mother Shipton, Yorkshire’s mystic born in a stormy cave, wove weather into her prophecies! 🌩️ Her rhymes foretold floods & chaos, echoing #SwithinsDay vibes. ⚡️ #weatherlore #MotherShipton 🧙♀️
🎨Oil painting of Mother Shipton, circa 1830. Collection at The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate.
🎨Oil painting of Mother Shipton, circa 1830. Collection at The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate.
July 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🖤 #FolkyFriday: Mother Shipton, Yorkshire’s mystic born in a stormy cave, wove weather into her prophecies! 🌩️ Her rhymes foretold floods & chaos, echoing #SwithinsDay vibes. ⚡️ #weatherlore #MotherShipton 🧙♀️
🎨Oil painting of Mother Shipton, circa 1830. Collection at The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate.
🎨Oil painting of Mother Shipton, circa 1830. Collection at The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate.
It's time for #WeatherloreWednesday. This one relates to one of our favourite subjects- cats! Have you ever heard this saying?
#Archives #Weatherlore
#Archives #Weatherlore
January 28, 2026 at 3:04 PM
It's time for #WeatherloreWednesday. This one relates to one of our favourite subjects- cats! Have you ever heard this saying?
#Archives #Weatherlore
#Archives #Weatherlore
Never underestimate the power of a #nurseryrhyme to tell us a story. In this case, it's also #weatherlore #folklore #March
March 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Never underestimate the power of a #nurseryrhyme to tell us a story. In this case, it's also #weatherlore #folklore #March
My goodness didn't it come out really warm this afternoon, I think we're having a "St Luke's Little Summer" which sometimes occurs around the 18th. Rather hoping it isn't followed by the heavy rains of St Simon's and St Jude's day on the 28th
weatherlore / countrydays / folklore
weatherlore / countrydays / folklore
October 16, 2024 at 3:11 PM
My goodness didn't it come out really warm this afternoon, I think we're having a "St Luke's Little Summer" which sometimes occurs around the 18th. Rather hoping it isn't followed by the heavy rains of St Simon's and St Jude's day on the 28th
weatherlore / countrydays / folklore
weatherlore / countrydays / folklore
A weather proverb for February: "When the cat in February lies in the sun, she will again creep behind the stove in March." 🎨 Maria Chepeleva (Ukrainian, b. 1985). Winter. #mariachepeleva #february #winter #proverb #weatherproverb #weatherlore #cat #catpainting
February 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A weather proverb for February: "When the cat in February lies in the sun, she will again creep behind the stove in March." 🎨 Maria Chepeleva (Ukrainian, b. 1985). Winter. #mariachepeleva #february #winter #proverb #weatherproverb #weatherlore #cat #catpainting